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Cost of Beer Causing Brew-ha-ha

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008. at 08:01 AM A worldwide shortage of hops - a key ingredient in most brews - and rising prices for malted barley have pushed up the cost beer. Add global warming to that equation and precious, life-sustaining beer is becoming a luxury item. According to Gothamist, this past year has seen a drought in Australia, flooding in Germany, hailstorms in the Pacific Northwest, and lower crop yields throughout Europe – all resulting in a dramatic spike in the cost of grains and hops. After barely budging for several years, beer prices started to inch up in the second half of last year and are now rising at about a 4 percent annual rate, according to government statistics. It's showing up in what brewers and distributors are charging for domestic and imported beer. Prices for micro-brews are rising faster than the mass-produced beers. But even the big brewers aren't immune. "Like all brewers, we are experiencing cost increases due to the rising prices of brewing ingredients," said Maureen Roth, a representative for Anheuser-Busch, the nation's largest brewer. Prices are on the rise people... time to hit the end fridge and switch to Schaefer. Read more at MercuryNews.com Posted by Dave, (0) Comments

Samuel Adams Recalls Some Brew

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008. at 07:41 AM Boston Beer Co., the Boston brewer of Samuel Adams craft beers, said it is recalling an undetermined amount of beer because of defective bottles that may contain glass particles. The company said the defective bottles came from a glass company that provides Boston Beer with about a quarter of its glass bottles. The "small grains or bits of glass" were discovered during a quality control operation at the firm's Cincinnati brewery, Boston Beer said. The problem was confirmed Friday, and traced to bottles coming from a single manufacturing plant. Only Samuel Adams beers in 12-ounce brown glass bottles are involved in the recall. Potentially dangerous bottles are embossed around the bottom with the code N35 followed by OI. Read the full story at Boston.com Posted by Dave, (0) Comments

Anheuser-Busch Adds Lime to Bud Light

Saturday, March 8th, 2008. at 11:00 AM In a copy-cat move to keep up with Miller Brewing and their somewhat successful "Chill" beer, the nation's biggest brewer is adding a twist of lime to its flagship brew Bud Light to help add some fizz in the face of stagnant demand. The company will roll out the drink with a $35 million marketing campaign just in time for the BBQ season, featuring TV ads and outdoor signs. The new drink came after years of consumer research that showed customers wanted the occasional flavored drink for special occasions, a company shill said. The new drink will sell at a premium price of $1 to $1.50 more a six-pack. That price doesn't necessarily reflect the cost of pure lime juice added to each bottle, but the price consumer are willing to pay for a more "upscale" drink. 'Cause, you know, limes are upscale. Read the full story at MSNBC Posted by Dave, (0) Comments

Yet Another Study: Drinking is Good For You

Saturday, March 8th, 2008. at 10:32 AM Everybody off the wagon! People who do not drink alcohol may finally have a reason to start -- a study published on Friday shows non-drinkers who begin taking the occasional tipple live longer and are less likely to develop heart disease. People who started drinking in middle age were 38 percent less likely to have a heart attack or other serious heart event than abstainers -- even if they were overweight, had diabetes, high blood pressure or other heart risks, Dr. Dana King of the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and colleagues found. Many studies have shown that light to moderate drinkers are healthier than teetotalers, but every time, the researchers have cautioned that there is no reason for the abstinent to start drinking. Now there may be, said King. Read the full story at Reuters Posted by Dave, (0) Comments

Broken Lizard's "The Slammin' Salmon"

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008. at 09:44 AM Michael Clarke Duncan will star in comedy troupe Broken Lizard's fifth film, "The Slammin' Salmon." The movie is set in a Miami restaurant owned by Cleon "Slammin'" Salmon (Duncan), a brutal former heavyweight boxing champion who institutes a competition to see which waiter can earn the most money in one night. Broken Lizard returns to its indie roots with it's fifth film... the band of comedians raised financing, wrote the screenplay and will co-star in the movie. Kevin Heffernan makes his directorial debut on the feature, which began shooting this week in Los Angeles. A short while after BeerFest was released, we reported that Broken Lizard was about to film Funny Fat Guy. Then Variety reported that Jay Chandrasekhar was to direct Ambulance Chasers with the team. Will we FINALLY get a movie??? Read the full story at Variety Posted by Dave, (0) Comments

Absolutely Ridiculous Burger

Sunday, February 24th, 2008. at 06:00 PM A lot of recent emails to the site have started with "why aren't you adding news anymore?" One anser to this would be, because we are too drunk to type with any acurracccyie. Another answer is that the news has been boring us... talk about SAB Miller and Budweiser and the new beers that they intend to produce are boring and very commercial. So we lie dormant... letting you read other blogs and newsfeeds. But once in a while a story pulls at our heart strings and brings us back to the forum that is oh-so-hard to keep spam free. The 134-pound hamburger, is that story. Steve Mallie, owner of Mallie’s Sports Bar and Grill in Detroit, MI, believes his establishment has set a new record for the largest hamburger commercially available after surpassing a 123-pound burger cooked up by Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub in Clearfield, PA last year. Of course, all it would really take to supass this record is to create a "predominantly ridiculous hamburger" class of 150 pounds and put it on your menu... but it is press-worthy to give cheers to an establishment that creates a 134-pound hamber purely for the attention. Read the full story at TransWorldNews.com where an image is available. Posted by Dave, (1) Comment

Remote Control Beer Cooler

Sunday, January 6th, 2008. at 11:22 AM The problem with being a couch potato is that every once and a while you have to get up to grab a new beverage. Walk no longer. Make way for the world's first remote controlled beer cooler. The RC Cooler Robot from Interactive Toy made its debut at the 2008 CES. It's an inflatable cooler on wheels, powered by 8 "C" batteries (apparently they still make "C" batteries) that can hold a six-pack of your favorite frosty brew. It will be available in the spring for $50. Check out a (lame) video of it in action at Gizmodo Posted by Dave, (1) Comment

Germans Brew Beers for Jews, No Menstruating Women Involved

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007. at 08:05 AM Having tapped the local beer market for all it is worth, German brewers have begun making kosher beer for Jews and a halaal, alcohol-free version for Muslims in a search for new clients. In the land of Berliner Kindl, Beck's and Loewenbrau, the kosher version stands out with the name "Simcha" and a Star of David on its blue and gold label. "The name means 'joy' in Hebrew," said Ludwig Hoernlein, a brewer in Hartmannsdorf. A certificate on the brewery wall, signed by Rabbi Yitshak Ehrenberg from Berlin, attests that the beer is produced in accordance with Judaic dietary rules but warns that it is not suitable for Passover. He explained that "Simcha", a white pilsner with its alcohol content of 4.9 percent, may not come into contact with a drop of beer produced the traditional German way. A 30-ton silo at the brewery is reserved exclusively for kosher grains. The barley and hops are grown organically in Bavaria, the yeast used to ferment it is made at the brewery and the water comes from local springs. In accordance with Jewish food rules, the barley may not have been grown during the Passover period and pregnant or menstruating women may not be involved in the production. Said Hoernlein, "It proves that beer brings people together." Read the full story at AFP News Posted by Dave, (0) Comments

Dublin Beer Bandit Raids Guinness

Saturday, December 1st, 2007. at 09:17 AM Irish police were hunting for a beer bandit who stole 450 full kegs from the Guinness brewery — the largest heist ever at Ireland's largest brewer. National police said a lone man drove into the brewery — a Dublin landmark and top tourist attraction — on Wednesday and hitched his truck to a fully loaded trailer awaiting delivery to city pubs. Guinness, said the brewery had never suffered such a large-scale theft before in its 248-year history. Read the full story at AP Posted by Dave, (0) Comments

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